October is here and it's that time of year for pumpkin patches, pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream and Pumpkin Smash returns! (to a Jamba Juice near you). But enough of the tasty seasonal treats, it is time to collect your monthly freebie foods and 2000np.

A new Halloween NC Mall event will be coming soon. The tickets below resemble the Phantastic Finds packs from Edolie's hidden item search this last spring. Perhaps we will have a new set of spooky treasures to discover.

Halloween Site Theme Reminder: At the end of the month, on October 31st at 11:59pm NST you can unlock the Halloween Site Theme by refreshing anywhere on Neopets. If you can't wait that long to enjoy a spooky theme, you can always change your JN site theme by visiting the Site Preferences page and selecting a Halloween or Ghostly theme to enjoy the spooks all month!

Sixth Annual Costume Contest: The Jellyneo Costume contest will be starting shortly. Get your pets ready for this boo-rific event. Submit your scariest or most creative costumes, for a chance to show off your Halloween style.

The current (and very old) Battledome will be closing down soon, to make way for a brand new Battledome. You can sign-up for a spot in the closed beta test, and even earn special prizes during the test.

So cherish your memories of the old Battledome and prepared to say goodbye to the old system.

Our Battlepedia staff has been very excited for this upcoming new release. We will keep you updated on the events throughout the testing phase. Hopefully the Battledome community will be pleased with the new changes.